World Cup Day 12: Germany & Belgium eliminated, Japan & Morocco top their groups

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World Cup Headlines

Japan will face Croatia, Spain to face Morocco in World Cup Ronud of 16 ties

Group E and F have seen all the games settled.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez leaves role after group stage exit

Roberto Martinez ended his tenure as Belgium coach following the team's early exit from the World Cup.

World Cup Match Reports

Japan 2-1 Spain: Japan finish another unreal second-half comeback to top Group E

Japan staged another extraordinary World Cup comeback to reach the last 16, overcoming a stunned Spain side who were fortunate to join them in the knockout stage.

Croatia 0-0 Belgium: Belgium exit World Cup after Lukaku multiple absurd misses

Romelu Lukaku's multiple absurd misses cost Belgium as Red Devils crashed out of World Cup.

Costa Rica 2-4 Germany: Germany is out in World Cup group stage twice in a row

Game is over and the final score is Costa Rica 2-4 Germany. Here is the match report.

Canada 1-2 Morocco: Morocco snatch Group F top spot and go into round of 16!

Game is over and the final score is Canada 1-2 Morocco. Here is the match report.

These Things Happen

Neymar's World Cup could be over as fears Brazil star is losing injury battle

Neymar is losing his battle to be fit for Brazil's first knock-out game in the World Cup - and fears are growing that his tournament may be over.

Fans question if the ball went out of play before Japan's crucial second goal

Fans have questioned whether the ball was in ball before Japan's winning goal against Spain.

OFFICIAL: Nuno Mendes out of the World Cup for Portugal due to left thigh injury

OFFICIAL: Nuno Mendes out of the World Cup for Portugal due to left thigh injury

Brazil football legend Pele, 82, is in a 'stable condition' in hospital

Brazilian football legend Pele is in a 'stable condition' and 'in full control of vital functions' after being admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo.

Romelu Lukaku mocked by fans for shocking misses as Belgium exit World Cup

Fans on social media were sent into a frenzy after Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku missed three gilt-edged chances against Croatia.

Ronaldo 'set for £16m in compensation' after Man United exit

Former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to recoup the £16million he lost out on after the early termination of his contract, as part of the offer made to him by Saudi Arabia side Al-Nassr.

Bizarre moment Ghanian politician references Harry Maguire in economic speech

Bizarre footage has circulated from the Ghanian parliament showing a politician referencing Harry Maguire in speech discrediting his political rival's economic budget.

Reece James is criticised on Twitter for choosing Ronaldo ahead of Messi

Reece James has been criticised on Twitter for having 'zero football knowledge' after saying that Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi.

What They Say

Thomas Muller hints at international retirement following Germany World Cup exit

Thomas Muller hinted that he could retire from international football after Germany were eliminated from the World Cup on Thursday night.

Suarez refuses to apologise for handball that sent Ghana out of 2010 World Cup

Luis Suarez has refused to apologise for deliberately stopping a goal-bound ball with his hands during Uruguay's 2010 World Cup quarter-final with Ghana.

Mike Tyson backed to ‘defend’ Messi after Canelo Alvarez threatens

Mike Tyson appears to be an Argentine football fan, or he just wanted to mess with the Brazilian audience back in 2005 when the court wanted the heavyweight boxer to appear for hitting and breaking a journalist’s camera. 

Portugal manager hands Ronaldo reality check with response to goal controversy

Portugal manager Fernando Santos said he is not bothered who scores Portugal's goals at the World Cup after Cristiano Ronaldo claimed he got a touch on the ball for his country's opening goal vs Uruguay.

Juventus’ Vlahovic publicly denies affair with teammates’ wife in Serbia camp

The World Cup is rarely short of strange stories and as Serbia prepared for their all or nothing tie against Switzerland on Friday, their star forward felt he had to deny the story publicly.

'Absolute nonsense': Flick blasts Schweinsteiger's assessment of Germany's exit

Hansi Flick quashed Bastian Schweinsteiger's assessment of his Germany side's performance against Costa Rica on Thursday night, calling it 'absolute nonsense'.

Fixtures of the day

World Cup

Korea Republic VS Portugal 2022/12/02 15:00 UTC

Ghana VS Uruguay 2022/12/02 15:00 UTC

Cameroon VS Brazil 2022/12/02 19:00 UTC

 Serbia VS Switzerland 2022/12/02 19:00 UTC

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Adongo in Ghana parliament: Bawumia is ‘Economic Maguire’, scoring own goals